I did direct two short movies. I learned many things, and one of the things I learned was that I am not a director. It has to be visceral, and it's not for me. I feel much more comfortable acting. Vincent Cassel More Quotes by Vincent Cassel More Quotes From Vincent Cassel You usually never know what you're going to do when you're making a movie. Vincent Cassel It was like a dream to me to suddenly get into the market with that kind of movie, like La Haine. It actually created my identity as an actor, that thing. Vincent Cassel kind identity dream I think American audiences like gangster movies. It's part of the culture. Vincent Cassel gangster-movie culture thinking It's always interesting to see a director trying different things, and on top of it, doing it right each and almost every time. Vincent Cassel trying-different-things directors interesting Cronenberg's a lot of fun, and that a lot of people don't know watching his movies. He doesn't take himself seriously. He's still reinventing himself. Vincent Cassel movie fun people Blood, especially fake, and guns, this is bullshit. It works in the movie, but on set it doesn't work for me. Vincent Cassel bullshit gun blood I have learned that acting is not about beauty. Vincent Cassel i-have-learned acting The idea of telling a story in reverse destabilises your ordinary moral reactions. That's one of the points of art - to challenge your preconceptions. Vincent Cassel challenges ideas art And now I have a big house, nice clothes and I travel in first class and I love it, so maybe it's time to enjoy being a star. Vincent Cassel nice stars class My father is best known for his light comedies, and Im best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers. Vincent Cassel crazy light father I think life is short, and you can't spend time doing things just to be on set to reassure yourself that people are not going to forget about you. Vincent Cassel life-is-short people thinking I come from an acting family, my father was an actor, and I had to fight my way and just create my own identity. Vincent Cassel fighting acting father I grew up watching 'Raging Bull. Vincent Cassel raging-bull bulls rage Coming from Paris, I'd really like to live in Rio. I think it's gotten better. It's not as violent. The economy is better. The middle class is rising. Vincent Cassel paris class thinking I really enjoy being an actor! Vincent Cassel enjoy actors I think I'm actually more vulnerable than people imagine. Vincent Cassel vulnerable people thinking To work with somebody you love makes filming faster, more fun. Vincent Cassel faster fun When you see violence in movies in general, it's very quick and painless, which isn't what it's like. Vincent Cassel violence-in-movies movies-in-general violence They say the day you lose your parents, you start to look like them. Vincent Cassel loses parent looks I wear a lot of wigs as Jacques Mesrine. He'd wear multiple wigs and take them off one at a time to rob three banks in one hour. Vincent Cassel wigs hours three
